"My parents are both third-class dropouts," Sheldon said. "My father has never read a book in his life, and I am the only one in the family who finished high school."

After graduating from high school, Sheldon won a scholarship to Northwest University for further study. However, due to the Great Depression, Sheldon had to give up his studies in his freshman year.

A few years later, Sheldon recalled the situation and said, "I looked at those well-dressed students and thought, in a few years, no one will know their existence." I want to leave a mark on my life, and I want people to know that I have been here. "

Sheldon is a dropout who worked as a theater announcer, leather shoes salesman and cloakroom attendant in a nightclub in Chicago. One day, the lead singer of a nightclub band sang a song written by Sheldon, which made him go to new york with the dream of becoming a music lyricist. There, Sheldon watched many movies and came up with the idea of writing a screenplay. 1937 came to Hollywood and got a job as a manuscript reader at Universal Studios, with a weekly salary of 17 USD. He also co-wrote many B-rated films with Ben Roberts.

However, Sheldon was constantly rejected when he applied for a job in Hollywood. After learning that Hollywood producers hired readers to help analyze scripts, Sheldon tried and got a job opportunity. His weekly salary at that time was only about $20.

Before writing novels, Sheldon also worked in the fields of music, film and television. He also worked as a director and producer.

Sheldon has written several musicals for Broadway. Among them, with Red Hair, Sheldon won the Tony Award, the highest honor award in the musical. His adaptation of the musical merry widow, his own creation of "Cards" and "Fairy Music Fluttering" were staged on Broadway almost at the same time, which was a great success.

The success of Broadway brought Sheldon back to Hollywood. In addition to writing more than 20 plays, he also became the director and producer of many films. Sheldon won the Oscar for Best Screenplay with 1947 for "The Bachelor" and "Fashion Girl".

Later, with the rise of the television industry, Sheldon chose to jump ship. His TV series "Dreaming of Elves" was broadcast on NBC for five consecutive years from 1965 to 1970, which won him an Emmy Award.

Sheldon said that in the last year of writing Dreaming of Elves, he made up his mind to write a novel. "Every morning from 9 am to noon, I ask my secretary to answer all the calls in the studio. I write every morning-sometimes I read a secretary-and then I started the TV business. " Sheldon said.

Soon after, World War II broke out. 194 1 year, Sheldon joined the United States air force. However, due to health problems, he left the air force a few months after joining the army. After the war, Sheldon began to write musicals in new york, and became famous in the circle. In the next 60 years, Sheldon worked hard and finally wrote a legendary life.

1983, Sydney Sheldon Day was held in his hometown, and the mayor of Chicago announced the start of the celebration ceremony.

1999, "sidney sheldon" Day was held in Beverly Hills.

Sidney Sheldon passed away on June 30th, 2007. His wife Alexandra accompanied him.